With all the talk of animation we have been doing in class, I began to consider my youth, which seemed to be full of glorious animation. Yes, during the earlier stages of my life, it was as though animation was everywhere. Television shows on Nickelodeon, the beginning of Cartoon Network, as well as many fantastic animated films created by Disney were some of the highlights of my younger years. Lately, though, there seems to be a negative trend. Gone are the hand-drawn cartoon films of Disney, Nickelodeon seems to be attempting to appeal to the teenage (girl) demographic, and Cartoon Network appears to embrace computer-generated animation, japanese cartoons with only about 15 minutes of animation for a 30 minute show (with the rest replaced with flashy backgrounds), and even attempted to have live action shows. Let me repeat that, for those who don't understand - CARTOON NETWORK WAS THINKING OF NOT HAVING CARTOONS. Isn't that ridiculous?

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